Albrecht v. Metro Area Ambulance

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Laura Albrecht appealed from a judgment dismissing, with prejudice, her action for damages against Metro Area Ambulance (“Metro”) and Kent Hummel for negligently transporting her to a medical facility. We hold the trial court erred in concluding it could not, as a matter of law, award noneconomic damages without evidence of economic damages. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial on the merits.

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[¶ 2] On September 25, 1994, Al-brecht’s treating doctor requested emergency transport of Albrecht to the Med-center One psychiatric unit. The police responded…